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Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Juneteenth Jubilee! Mrs. Bullock's class learns about the history of Juneteenth.

On Friday, June 21, 2013, I took genealogy to the stage with my production of Juneteenth Jubilee! I was blessed with a cast of young people, ages 8 - 27, who performed this piece which I wrote and directed. Set in a classroom, Juneteenth Jubilee! was a blend of fact and fiction. Through this production, I was able to teach the audience about the history of Juneteenth, Civil War, and Slavery. I also added drama through the fictional character, Tracy "T-MAC" McMurray, a 17-year-old high school student who is in and out of detention. As a writer, it was quite exciting for me to hear and see my play performed. Even more exciting for me was that the audience laughed at the parts of the script which I intended to be funny.

Stayed tuned for more about this awesome experience of taking genealogy to the stage.

Genealogy Background of Drusilla Pair

I have been tracing my family history since November 1994 in Greensville County and Newport News Virginia, and Warren, Granville, Vance, and Halifax counties in North Carolina. Since that time, I have given numerous genealogical presentations at family reunions, churches, local and national genealogical societies, and other organizations and have also written family history articles for genealogy and religious publications and books for several of her family reunions. I am a member of the Hampton Roads Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. (AAHGS).